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Parents take concerns to police about hazing at Upper St. Clair HS

A group of parents of students at Upper St. Clair High School bring concerns to police about hazing of younger students they say is happening.

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Updated: 6:32 PM EDT Jul 18, 2013

Parents take concerns to police about hazing at Upper St. Clair HS

A group of parents of students at Upper St. Clair High School bring concerns to police about hazing of younger students they say is happening.

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Updated: 6:32 PM EDT Jul 18, 2013

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WEBVTT uploading section of WTAE dot com. 3 3 ONLY ON FOUR-- ACCUSATIONS OF áHAZINGá AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL!! AND TONIGHT-- WE SENT REPORTER MATT BELANGER TO FIND SOME ANSWERS-- ABOUT JUST WHAT THOSE STUDENTS--- FORCED TO DO! 3 AJC 0227-1 @19-36 "CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS SPOKE OFF- CAMERA WITH ABOUT A DOZEN PARENTS WHO TOOK CONCERNS ABOUT HAZING AT UPPER SAINT CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL HERE TO UPPER SAINT CLAIR POLICE THIS MORNING.POLICE HERE AREN'T TALKING TO US ABOUT IT. AND THE PARENTS SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED ON CAMERA BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT RETALIATION AGAINST THEIR TEENS."HERE'S WHAT PARENTS SAY IS HAPPENING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UPPER SAINT CLAIR.SENIOR STUDENTS ARE SENDING MESSAGES TO INCOMING FRESHMEN ON THEIR CELL PHONES AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA ASKING THEM TO MEET UP- AND WHEN THE YOUNGER STUDENTS ARRIVE THESE PARENTS SAY THEY'RE BEING FORCED TO 3 PARTIALLY UNDRESS AND THEN ARE BEING SPANKED WITH A HOCKEY STICK. THAT SAID: IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THIS HAZING IS TIED TO PARTICIPATION IN A PARTICULAR GROUP OR SPORT. WE'RE TOLD ááVIDEO OF THESE INCIDENTS IS BEING RECORDED USING CELL PHONES .AND SENT AROUND TO OTHER STUDENTS. 3 WE SPOKE TO 3 áOTHERá PARENTS IN THE AREA. AJC 0222-1 @ 1:15-1:17 like this? No. I mean I more than it was.""I'm surprised I didn't hopefully the district will WOULDN'T GIVE US AND UPPER SAINT PATRICK O'TOOLE RESPONDED MY REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH AN EMAILED STATEMENT, WRITING:"The District has strong policies that address student hazing. We will work closely with local law enforcement and parents to address these allegations."AJC 0222-1 @ 2:45- 2:55 "Do you think officials should have spoken to us about this today? Absolutely. If this is a serious issue and this is really going on then they need to step up and take responsibility."AJC 0229-1 @ 15-31 "THE DISTRICT'S POLICY 3 SAYS SCHOOL LEADERS WILL INVESTIGATE ALL COMPLAINTS OF HAZING AND OFFENDING STUDENTS COULD BE SUSPENDED, EXPELLED AND FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES. IN UPPER SAINT CLAIR TOWNSHIP, MATT BELANGER, CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS." 3

Parents take concerns to police about hazing at Upper St. Clair HS

A group of parents of students at Upper St. Clair High School bring concerns to police about hazing of younger students they say is happening.